Unit 25: Commuting

Local transport links /ˈləʊkəl ˈtrænspɔːt lɪŋks/

Hệ thống kết nối giao thông địa phương: Investing in comprehensive local transport links is imperative to curb rural isolation and economic disparity

Commuter route /kəˈmjuːtə ruːt/

Tuyến đường đi làm hàng ngày: The coastal highway is a heavily congested commuter route during peak morning journeys

Get stuck in traffic /ɡɛt stʌk ɪn ˈtræfɪk/

Bị kẹt cứng trong dòng xe cộ: Motorists navigating metropolitan bypasses inevitably get stuck in slow traffic during seasonal downpours

Toll road /təʊl rəʊd/

Đường cao tốc có thu phí: Electing to take the express toll road allows freight logistics to circumvent urban bottlenecks

Rush hour /rʌʃ ˈaʊə/

Giờ cao điểm kẹt xe: Telecommuting protocols alleviate the severe transport infrastructure gridlock characteristic of metropolitan rush hour

Commuter train /kəˈmjuːtə treɪn/

Chuyến tàu dành cho người đi làm: Rail passengers packed onto the early commuter train struggled to find available seating

Season ticket /ˈsiːzn ˈtɪkɪt/

Vé tháng/vé quý dài hạn: Purchasing an annual railway season ticket offers substantial fare savings for full

Peak time / travel at peak time /piːk taɪm/

Khung giờ cao điểm / đi lại vào giờ cao điểm: Commuters who travel at peak time face escalated public transit fares and severe carriage crowding

Peak time delays /piːk

taɪm dɪˈleɪz/

Off peak /ɒf

piːk/

Engineering works /ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ wɜːks/

Các công trình sửa chữa kỹ thuật/đường ray: Rail schedules were disrupted over the weekend due to essential track modernization and engineering works

Replacement bus service /rɪˈpleɪsmənt bʌs ˈsɜːvɪs/

Dịch vụ xe buýt chạy thay thế khi tàu hỏng: Passengers were transferred to a temporary replacement bus service while the rail junction underwent repairs

Cycle network /ˈsaɪkl ˈnɛtwɜːk/

Mạng lưới đường đi xe đạp: Expanding the metropolitan cycle network encourages sustainable, non

Cycle lanes /ˈsaɪkl leɪnz/

Làn đường dành riêng cho xe đạp: City planners partitioned major thoroughfares to install protected cycle lanes for local commuters

Traffic gridlock /ˈtræfɪk ˈɡrɪdlɒk/

Tình trạng kẹt xe cứng nhắc, đứng im một chỗ: An overturned freight vehicle brought the entire downtown highway intersection into complete traffic gridlock

Commuter town /kəˈmjuːtə taʊn/

Thị trấn vệ tinh của người đi làm: Rapid rail links turned the picturesque rural village into a densely populated commuter town

Bus and rail network /bʌs ænd reɪl ˈnɛtwɜːk/

Mạng lưới xe buýt và đường sắt: Megacities require a fully integrated bus and rail network to transport millions of daily travelers

Overcrowded trains / packed trains /ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd treɪnz / pækt treɪnz/

Những chuyến tàu chen chúc chật ních người: Urban workers face considerable daily stress when forced to commute inside packed trains without air conditioning

Fare rises / a hike in fares /feə ˈraɪzɪz / ə haɪk ɪn feəz/

Tăng giá vé tàu xe: Rail passenger advocacy associations organized protests against the steep hike in seasonal fares

Train strikes /treɪn straɪks/

Các cuộc đình công đường sắt: Coordinated union train strikes brought regional business transit to a virtual standstill on Friday

Invest in infrastructure /ɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə/

Đầu tư vào kết cấu hạ tầng: Emerging nations must invest heavily in transport infrastructure to facilitate international industrial commerce

Local transport services /ˈləʊkəl ˈtrænspɔːt ˈsɜːvɪsɪz/

Dịch vụ vận tải địa phương: Rural councils subsidized local transport services to guarantee mobility for senior populations

Running late /ˈrʌnɪŋ leɪt/

Chạy trễ giờ/bị muộn: Express commuter trains were running late due to fallen foliage along the railway track

Ease traffic congestion /iːz ˈtræfɪk kənˈdʒɛstʃən/

Làm giảm bớt tình trạng ùn tắc giao thông: Introducing subsidized urban light rail projects aims to substantially ease traffic congestion

Car sharing programmes /kɑː

ˈʃeərɪŋ ˈprəʊɡræmz/

Park and ride schemes /pɑːk

ænd

Congestion charge /kənˈdʒɛstʃən tʃɑːdʒ/

Phí chống ùn tắc nội đô: Vehicles entering the central business district are subject to a mandatory daily congestion charge

Air quality /eə ˈkwɒlɪti/

Chất lượng không khí: Restricting heavy diesel transport within downtown limits directly improves urban ambient air quality

Alleviate bottlenecks /əˈliːvieɪt ˈbɒtlˌnɛks/

Xóa bỏ/làm giảm bớt các điểm nghẽn cổ chai: Re

Road closures and detours /rəʊd ˈkləʊʒəz ænd ˈdiːtʊəz/

Chặn đường và các lối đi vòng tạm thời: Major pipeline installations necessitated extensive road closures and inconvenient suburban detours

Lengthy tailbacks /ˈlɛŋθi ˈteɪlbæks/

Những hàng xe dài dằng dặc nối đuôi nhau chờ: The tunnel accident caused lengthy tailbacks extending for over fifteen kilometers down the motorway

Bring traffic to a standstill /brɪŋ ˈtræfɪk tuː ə ˈstændstɪl/

Khiến giao thông ngưng trệ hoàn toàn: Protesters demonstrating across arterial highways managed to bring city traffic to a complete standstill

Work from home /wɜːk frɒm həʊm/

Làm việc từ xa/tại nhà: Digital broadband improvements have enabled millions of professionals to work from home several days a week